Managers
Unilever has received a binding offer from KKR to purchase its global Spreads business for EUR6.825 billion on a cash-free, debt-free basis.
Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, says: “In April of this year we set out our 2020 programme to accelerate sustainable value creation. After a long history in Unilever we decided that the future of the Spreads business would lie outside the Group. The announcement today marks a further step in reshaping and sharpening our portfolio for long term growth. The consideration recognises the market leading brands and the improved momentum we have achieved. I am confident that under
Egeria has held the first and final closing of the Egeria Private Equity Fund V, having raised EUR800 million in capital commitments in a record time of just six weeks.
The fund is the largest private equity fund in Egeria’s twenty-year history.
The capital for Private Equity Fund V has been raised from predominantly fifteen institutional investors and fund-of-fund-managers Western Europe and North America. Business Development & Investor Relations Director Barbara Glaser says: “Both existing and new investors showed great interest in this fund. This is a confirmation of their trust in Egeria and in our approach to focus
Maven Capital Partners (Maven), one of the UK’s most active private equity houses, has led a GBP1.8 million investment into Curo Compensation Limited (Curo) to support the continued growth of the business. Maven is providing GBP1.2 million of development capital alongside further investment from Curo’s existing investors Downing and Scottish Investment Bank.
Curo has developed a highly configurable and scalable compensation management software solution called CuroComp, which enables customers to manage their pay review cycle quickly and securely, in accordance with agreed, and often complex, compensation plans. The company has an impressive client list and CuroComp is currently used to
Independent investment bank Zeus Capital has acted as nominated adviser (NOMAD) and sole broker to Sumo Group, as the independent game developer announces its GBP145 million AIM IPO.
The transaction saw strong support from institutional investors, including two successful share placings undertaken by Manchester-based Zeus, raising a combined total of GBP78 million.
Sumo Group is one the UK’s largest providers of creative and development services to the video games and entertainment industries and has previously provided co-development solutions to global developers and publishers including Microsoft, Sony, Sega and IO Interactive. Founded in 2003, the business employs more than 450
The UK’s third largest bakery chain, Coopland & Son, has received an investment of GBP8.5m from BGF to accelerate the rollout of its shops across the north of England.
From its three bakeries in Scarborough, Durham and Hull, the company delivers traditionally-made, high-quality produce including breads, sandwiches, pies, pasties and cakes to more than 140 Cooplands shops, 11 cafes and 28 sandwich vans. Cooplands retail outlets are typically located in busy shopping parades and high-streets across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the North East.
Founded in 1885, the fourth-generation business has been led by managing director Paul Coopland since 1985. Cooplands
Agilitas-backed Relita, the Swedish division of Recover Nordic group, a provider of damage control, emergency response and environmental services, has agreed to acquire Betongborrargruppen i Mälardalen AB (BBG), a company specialising in specialist demolition and remediation of concrete for real estate projects in Sweden.
Financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.
BBG was founded in 1997 undertaking projects for mainly larger Swedish construction and real estate companies. The company is one of the leaders in its sector and operates primarily in Mälardalen (with offices in Stockholm, Uppsala and Kungsör) and has headquarters in Veddesta. After the acquisition,
Zenith American Solutions has been acquired in a transaction led by Chicago-based Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company (BPOC).
BPOC acquired the company from Water Street Healthcare Partners, LLC, a strategic investor focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, which grew Zenith American into the nation’s largest independent third-party administrator of benefits to Taft-Hartley trust funds during its more than nine years of ownership.
Zenith American Solutions is the largest independent third party administrator in the nation focused on delivering innovative services to Taft-Hartley trust funds, trade associations, government entities, and corporate employers. BPOC is a healthcare private equity firm, focused
Dalmore Capital (Dalmore) and GLIL Infrastructure LLP (GLIL) are to acquire, on a 50/50 basis, a 15 per cent interest in Anglian Water Group (AWG) from 3i.
AWG manages water and water recycling services in the East of England and Hartlepool, and is the largest water and sewerage company in England and Wales by geographic area. Measured by Regulated Capital Value (RCV) it is the fourth largest water company.
AWG supplies and services circa 2 million households and 124,000 business connections, delivering approximately 1.1 billion litres of water every day as the primary source. Its network includes thousands of
Funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management have completed the placement of EUR135 million of debt secured against a majority stake in Eolia Renovables de Inversiones SCR (Eolia) with Brookfield’s infrastructure debt business.
The transaction was used to finance a dividend recapitalisation to Oaktree and cover transaction costs. The debt raised represents the largest transaction of its kind performed on a pure-play Spanish dedicated Renewables IPP, highlighting the attractive credit characteristics Eolia offers the broad International investor community. The debt would be transferrable to prospective investors in Eolia in the event of a future exit of Oaktree.
Ian Simes, Senior
GSV Asset Management has secured a strategic investment from a group led by HMC Capital (HMC), a Latin American advisory and investment firm.
While terms of the deal have not been disclosed, the investment will result in a minority ownership interest for the HMC-led group in GSV Asset Management. Proceeds will be used to enhance GSV’s ongoing investment activities, as well as to accelerate its strategic expansion into new business areas and geographies.
“We are very excited to partner with HMC Capital, a multi-billion dollar asset manager that brings a range of complimentary capabilities to GSV Asset Management,” says Michael
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